The nation’s leading infectious disease expert says the Major League season may be in jeopardy after 12 Miami Marlins players and two coaches tested positive for Covid-19, and that the outbreak does not bode well for the start. of professional football.
“I don’t think they should stop, but we have to follow these steps and see what happens to other teams on a day-to-day basis,” said Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Fauci, who threw the first pitch on opening day for the Washington Nationals last week, commented after the MLB kickoff season saw game cancellations due to the virus. The Marlins canceled the team’s first home game, according to ESPN, and the Philadelphia Phillies, who played the Marlins last weekend, postponed their Monday game against the New York Yankees.
“You just have to see this, it could put him in danger,” Fauci said of the major league season.
When asked if the National Soccer League will have to operate in a “bubble,” similar to the precautions taken by the National Basketball Association, Fauci said it is possible.
The basketball league has planned to play the remainder of its season by moving most of its teams to a facility at Disney World in Florida and playing without fans. That season restarts on Thursday.
